Welcome everyone to part two of Leona and co being yeeted into an alternate version of Twisted wonderland. (which if you havenāt read the prologue, i recommend you do so now.) since this started on tumblr, Tumblr will get first access to this book (which iām looking for names for it. please leave a comment for a name for this fanfic.) then it will be on Ao3 and wattpad. (once I have the time.)
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Crowley led Leona and the others to a dark field on a hillside, surrounded by dead trees, a beat-up gate, and several spiderwebs. It was an old building that looked so dilapidated that it would fall with one good sneeze. āHere we are! The dorm I had mentioned to you all!ā Crowley said as Leona and the others didnāt look amused.Ā
Yuu repliedĀ "Soooo tasteful...." "It is, isn't it? Well then, please come inside." Said Crowley. Leonaās eye twitched as he glanced at Crowley with an annoyed look. Alhaadi tilted his head as Adem was currently nomming on his fingers while Xiao Yue looked at the building with a frown.
The group headed inside and needless to say; the interior was just as bad as the outside. There were broken bits of furniture strewn about, peeling walls, rotten floors, dust and cobwebs, and a musty, extremely bad smell.
Alhaadi pulled his ears back at the smell while scrunching up his nose. Crowley ignored the glares he was getting from Yuu and Leona.Ā āSee here, you can at least shield yourself from the wind and rain." Crowley told them happily while Leona huffed and said āYeah, yeah.āĀ
"I'm going to continue investigating some things, so please do as you like." Said Crowley. He then gave all a very stern look. āDo not let me catch you two or the children wandering around the school, it is not appropriate and you will get in trouble if you do get caught! Well then, goodbye Yuu and the Yang family.ā Crowley said to them.
The headmaster then went on hisĀ way, leaving Leona, Yuu, and the kids to make the most out of their situation. Now youāre probably wondering why Crowley had called the Kingscholar family, the Yang family.Ā
The group was headed towards the dorm that Crowley had mentioned and Yuu, who had been silent most of the walk, finally asked āSoā¦ Whatās your names? I didnāt really get a chance to hear them earlier.ā
Leona glanced at Yuu and remembered that there was an alternate version of himself here so he couldnāt use his original name without some risks, especially since he was an alternate version of the Leona kingscholar of this universe.Ā So he improvised.
āMy name is Leo Yang, this is Xiao Yue Yang, this is Alhaadi Yang, and this is Adem Yang.ā He answered as Leona, or Leo as heāll be referred to when heās with the others, placed Adem into the back of his robe, using the hood as a sling and Adem squealed at that. Leo then pulled alhaadi and Xiao Yue into his arms. āNice to officially meet you!ā Alhaadi said happily as Xiao Yue nodded.Ā
Leo sighed as he glanced around the room. Normally he would have let Yuu handle it but Leo wanted to sleep as soon as possible so he used his magic to clean up all the broken pieces and sorted them into what was salvageable and what was not salvageable. Yuu watched in amazement before Leo said āOi, Iām not doing this all by myself. You still have to pull your weight as well.ā
Yuu snapped out of it and nodded. āAh right! Sorry!ā Yuu said as they went through the pile of salvageable items to see what they could make use of. Alhaadi was sitting on the floor with Adem in his arms while Xiao Yue looked outside. It had started to rain and thunder. āOh.ā Said Xiao Yue as she looked at her siblings who didnāt mind the rain and thunder.
Xiao Yue then smiled softly before a drop of water landed on her head; causing her to look up and see quite a few holes in the ceiling which had caused several leaks. āMutti! Thereās a leak in the roof!ā Xiao Yue said as Leo stood up straight and looked at his daughter.
āEh?ā¦ alright Iāll look for some buckets.ā Ā Leo said with a grumble, he did not want to deal with leaks but he also wanted to go to bed, so no magic was used on the holes in the roof.
Instead, Leo picked up the kids and walked them over to Yuu before suddenly there was a slam of the front door, causing everyone to jolt.Ā āGyaa! Why'd it have to rain so hard all of a sudden?" A familiar voice whined as Leo glanced over and saw it was a completely soaked Grim.
Leo growled in annoyance before flicking his ears as he used his magic to pick up Grim by the scruff and held him in āair jailā, as Alhaadi had named it, until Yuu asked Grim "What are you doing back here?"
"For the Great Grim, it was a piece of cake getting back into the academy. They were so wrong if they thought I was gonna give up getting into the academy just by throwing me out!" He told them honestly with a smug expression on his face while his tail gave a happy little wiggle.
"Why do you even want to get into the academy so badly?" Yuu asked curiously as they scratched the top of their head and Alhaadi reached for Grim but Leo shook his head no.
āIt's a simple story! I am a genius born to become a great magician! I've always waited for when the black carriage would come for me! Even though it never came." Grim told them as he looked proud before his expression slowly shifted into a dejected expression.
Grim shook it off and saidĀ "Hmph! That Mirror of Darkness has no eyes anyway! That's why I came here myself. Those humans don't know what they're missing out on, not having me!" Alhaadi softly smiled as he nodded and said āYeah! You're right Grim! You're an amazing mage!ā
Grim looked at Alhaadi in surprise but huffed, his cheeks tinted pink a little from Alhaadi's sincerity. āOf course I am! I am the great Grim! There is nothing I canāt do!ā Said Grim as Alhaadi clapped his hands together.Ā
āLetās officially introduce ourselves. Iām alhaadi, this is big sister Xiao Yue, this is my baby brother Adem, this is Yuu, and this is my mutti, his name is Leo!ā Alhaadi said as Grim nodded and Leo finally put Grim down on the floor.
āI see!ā Grim said as Leo huffed. āLetās go get some buckets.ā Yuu said as Leona nodded in agreement. As the group looked for the buckets, a sudden creak was heard behind them.
Immediately Leo was put on edge and growled while putting the kids behind him. Grim jumped in surprise as threeĀ ethereal, white forms appeared to them; the ghost of Ramshackleās dorm. One of them cackled.Ā
"Hihihi.... hihihihi.... It's been a while since we've had guests!"Ā
āI'm itching to work out! Hihihihi!"Ā
"Gya!" Grim screamed. "G-g-ghooosts!" Yuu looked terrified as Leona huffed. āRight, itās these guys. If I remember correctly, Yuu gave them the names Evan, Ralph, and Michael.ā Leo glanced at Ralph, the skinny ghost, who cackled again at Yuuās and Grimās expression.
Alhaadi looked more fascinated than scared, Adem had taken a nap in the back of Leoās hood again after Alhaadi handed Adem back to Leona. Xiao Yue relaxed more as ghosts always were safe to her.
āEveryone else who lived here got scared and left." The smallest of the ghosts, Michael, explained to them. "How about you guys join us?" Evan threatened. "We are always looking for new ghost comrades!" Said Ralph.
āScared of ghosts Grim?ā Asked Leo as he teased him while Alhaadi reached up to touch the ghosts but Xiao Yue held her baby brother.Ā "Uh, the great magician Grim isn't scared of ghosts!" Grim said as he then immediately launched a fireball that the ghosts had dodged by disappearing out of view.
Leona pulled Yuu back to dodge the fireball and Yuu asked startled āDo you always close your eyes when you make fire!? Aim for the head, not me!!ā "Shut up!" Grim argued back.Ā "Don't boss me around!" He told them. Yuu ducked again and panicked while making a plan.
Leo was calmer but he let Yuu find a solution, after all, this was Yuuās dorm after all. āAh! If you help get rid of the ghost I'll give you some tuna!" They said as Xiao Yue yelped when she got picked up by Yuu to dodge another fireball. Alhaadi and Adem were already in Leoās arms.
Leo immediately put out the fire as Grim immediately changed his tune at the thought of Tuna.Ā "Wha... I-I'm a genius, you know. I can finish these guys myself." said Grim as he now knew there was food on the line. Leo thought with a sweat drop āNo matter what universe, it seems Grim is always motivated by foodā¦ heās kinda like Ruggie.ā
The ghosts reappeared just to laugh at him.Ā āThere are so many of you guys, you cowards!" āJust follow my instructions! Leo, can you help too?ā Yuu asked and Leo replied āFine by me.ā āGah! Fine!" He said as everyone got into position. "Just tell me where they are!" Said Grim.
Leo hums as his eyes narrowed.Ā As soon as the ghosts appeared, they were met withĀ several fire blasts from Grim, which surprisingly landed on their targets. Leo used his magic to smack away the ghosts if they got too close while also doing damage control. Grim cheeredĀ "Ah, I hit them!" Leo said as Yuu ducked once more.
"Alright! We're gonna drive them outta here! Just keep aiming!ā Yuu commanded as they grew more confident. After a bit, the ghosts yelled "Hii hiiii! We're gonna disappear! Run!!" Before vanishing into thin air, Leo glanced around and relaxed once he realized the ghosts had temporarily left for now.Ā "Ah?" Grim said in shock. "I... won?"
Alhaadi squealed as he was set back down by Leo before hugging Grim. āThat was really cool!ā Alhaadi said as Grim paused before puffing up his chest. āOf course it was! The great Grim would never do something half-heartedly!ā Grim said as Alhaadi kept praising Grim as Yuu chuckled. āHe really seems to like Grim.ā Yuu said as Leo replied āThat he does, I think itās because he reminds Alhaadi of Lee.ā
Yuu nodded and asked āA cat of yours?ā Leo replied āYou could say that.ā After that, the group found some buckets and placed them below the holes in the roof. āWe will deal with them tomorrow, right now I want a nap-ā Leo said, only to be cut off by the front door opening.
Everyone turned around to seeĀ Crowley jovially walk in, as if nothing was wrong.Ā "Good evening! The ever so kind me brought dinner." Crowley said as he got glares from everyone, even little Adem was glaring at the bad crow man. āBah!ā Adem said angrily at Crowley, who only thought Adem was happy babbling to him and cooing, before he noticed Grim.
"Wait, this is the catĀ who created a ruckus at the opening ceremony!Ā I thought we drove him out! Why is he here!?" Crowley asked Yuu who looked annoyed at him and finally snapped at him āHelping us clear the ghosts you didn't tell us about, why didnāt you warn us that there were ghosts here?! We could have gotten hurt!!ā
Leo thought āAnd thereās the Yuu I know. They were a bit timid when they first joined NRC but once they got worked up that timidness would vanish, then once they got comfortable at NRC they became their normal and relaxed self. But itās interesting to see this perspective of Yuuās growth.ā āYeah! That was not very nice!ā said Alhaadi while Xiao Yue nodded in agreement as she picked up Grim.Ā
Grim looked surprised that someone had defended him, butĀ seemed quite confident with Yuu and the others backing him up. Especially Leo, after all, Leo seems like a very strong opponent! āThat's right! Be grateful!" Said Grim as he looked proud. Crowley looked confused at this.Ā
"Hm? What happened? Come to think of it, there have been some ghosts that have settled in here and stopped students from coming which led to the dorm being abandoned." Said Crowley as he had a thinking expression on his face. āā¦I donāt like the bad crow man.ā said Alhaadi, the system glared his hardest at Crowley.
The headmaster didn't seem to hear the comments from Alhaadi as he was too deep in thought. Crowley then said "Hmm...you all managed to work together and get rid of the ghosts."Ā
Grim glared at Crowley. "We didn't work together, they only watched.ā Said Grim, slightly annoyed.Ā āI only did it because I wanted canned tuna. I still want more Tuna!" Explained Grim.Ā
Crowley looked at Yuu, rather impressed. "You truly are a beast tamer. The six of you, would you please show me how you got rid of the ghosts?" He asked. "But we've already gotten rid of the ghosts!"Ā The cat argued as Yuu looked done with the bullshit Crowley was spouting. āIs there a legal way to kick his ankles?ā Yuu quietly thought.Ā
"I will take on the role of a ghost. If you win against me, I shall give you canned tuna." He smiled. "I am so kind, after all." Crowley said as he then pulled out a vial ofĀ something. "Well then, transformation potion! Gulp!" He said as he then drank the vial.Ā
The headmaster suddenly turned into a ghost Leo grumbled and placed Adem into his hood. Adem was still angry at Crowley and wanted to smack him. āLetās show you what happens when you mess with our family!!ā Said Alhaadi.Ā
Needless to say, Crowley didn't last very long. How? Leo beat the shit out of Crowley, which was very therapeutic for him due to how many times Crowley has pissed off Leo and pushed responsibilities to him and the other housewardens.Ā Poor Grim was the only one tuckered out by the end though.Ā "Huff...huffff. How's that!?" Grim asked as he was tired.Ā
"Ughā¦ There's no way for a monster to obey a human." The headmaster muttered, returning to his physical form as he recovered from the attacks and from the sneak attack Alhaadi had done earlier, poor Crowley got headbutted in the nuts.Ā
āOh, the great seven that hurt!ā Thought Crowley. āWhatever you say.ā Leo said as Alhaadi huffed and returned to his Mutti. He was in a very bad mood because of Crowley and Xiao Yue hid behind Leo, Crowley made Xiao Yue feel very uncomfortable.Ā
Crowley contemplated something for a minute. āI have had a tingle in my professor's intuition ever since that incident at the opening ceremony, that you, Yuu, could be a beast master." He told them, completely forgetting that Leo did most of the work.
Grim looked at Crowley weirdly while Adem glared at Crowley with all his tiny might.Ā "Regardless, maybe you could let Grim live here with us? He can help prevent the ghosts from coming back." Yuu asked him as Grim looked at them in shock.Ā "What did you say!?Ā Let the monster live here?" Asked Crowley.Ā
"Youā¦" Grim said, too stunned for words.Ā Crowley sighed as he then said "It can't be helped. Okay then." āFor real?!" Grim yelled as Alhaadi blinked and smiled brightly at Grim. āYay! Grim will be staying with us!!ā Alhaadi said happily.Ā
"However." The headmaster interrupted. "There is no way I can let someone who wasn't chosen by the Mirror of Darkness, especially a monster, enroll in this school.ā He explained.Ā
āYou as well, Yuu.Ā I cannot just let you freeload here until you go back to your world." Said Crowley. "Such a killjoy." Grim muttered which gained a nod from Alhaadi and a hum from Xiao Yue.Ā
"Well then let me finish speaking first. We, the academy, are also responsible for summoning your soul in the first place.ā He explained.Ā
āIn any case, for the time being, we will offer you free lodging. However, you will need to pay for your living necessities on your own, including food for yourselves.ā Crowley told them as Leo huffed while Xiao Yue buried her face into Leonaās leg. āTo do this, you can do odd jobs like maintenance around the school in exchange for money.ā He explained to them.
āJudging by the already improving state of this place, you seem to be very good at cleaning. How about you lot workĀ together as the school's 'handymen'? If you do that, I will give you special permission to stay at the school.ā Crowley told them with a smile while Leo was contemplating if he could beat the shit out of Crowley some more.
āI will also permit you to use the library to gather information on how to go back to your world, as well as to study. I am kind after all.ā
āHowever, it is only after you finish all of your work." Said Crowley as he had attempted to bribe Yuu. Leo immediately cut in āMy kids canāt do that because theyāre young, is there any way they can be exempted from this?ā Crowley thought about it for a second.
āIf I make the younger kids work as handymen, it would be quite dangerous for them and it would look bad on the collageā¦ Hmmā¦ā Thought Crowley before saying āOf course they will be exempted from being handymen and will be allowed to roam around with you, but in exchange you need to work a lot harder to cover their expenses.ā Leo grumbled but nodded.Ā
"Eeh!? I don't wanna!" Grim complained. "I also wanna be a student and get the cool uniform."Ā "If you aren't satisfied with this, that's fine. We can just throw you out again." Crowley said to him happily.Ā
"Ok-ok I got it! I only have to do that? Right?" Asked Grim. āVery well, starting tomorrow, you three will work as Night Raven College's handymen!" Crowley said as he looked cheerful at his worlds while Xiao Yue frowned.Ā
